There were rumors last week that Elon was being kicked out of the inner circle. Frump quickly denied that. He had too. Because if it looks like all these job cuts were done by a guy kicked out that would look really bad. A quiet exit to go run TSLA... I think sp. and this outburst in Italy may signify that. Would TSLA go up? probably.
Latest- True or not... probably not but I'll take about 16 if they include Vietnam./ More than 50 countries have contacted White House to start trade talks, Trump adviser says Reuters•6 minutes ago
This guy is smart-- I was game planning how I would react to this situation and going to zero is a smart tactic. Although I would slap an excise exit tax on the semi's... leaving them off the list exposed a funny bone.. and I would go to zero and slap an 10% exit tax on semi's. Call it something other than tariffs. TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Sunday offered zero tariffs as the basis for talks with the U.S., pledging to remove trade barriers rather than imposing reciprocal measures and saying Taiwanese companies will raise their U.S. investments. President Donald Trump announced across-the-board import tariffs on Wednesday, with much higher duties for dozens of trading partners, including Taiwan, which runs a large trade surplus with the U.S. and faces a 32% duty on its products. The U.S. tariffs, however, do not apply to semiconductors, a major Taiwanese export. In a video message released by his office after meeting executives from small and medium-sized companies at his residence, Lai said given Taiwan's dependence on trade the economy would inevitably have a hard time dealing with the tariffs, but that he thought the impact could be minimised. "Tariff negotiations can start with 'zero tariffs' between Taiwan and the United States, with reference to the U.S.-Canada-Mexico free trade agreement," Lai said.
Looking for growth in all the wrong places. The leaders of tech have suckled at the breast of tyranny and they have been made fools of. Their businesses in.tatters, their stock priced decimated, their influence lessened. So why are we waiting for these tech stocks? BellRing Brands (BRBR)- $69 Forward P/E Ratio: 29.8x Spun out of Post Holdings in 2019, Bellring Brands (NYSE:BRBR) offers protein shakes, nutrition bars, and other products under the PowerBar, Premier Protein, and Dymatize brands. Why Is BRBR a Top Pick? Stellar 21.2% growth in unit sales over the past two years demonstrates the high demand for its products Earnings per share have massively outperformed its peers over the last three years, increasing by 30.9% annually Market-beating returns on capital illustrate that management has a knack for investing in profitable ventures At $67.44 per share, BellRing Brands trades at 29.8x forward price-to-earnings. Shares are forming a cup-type base with a conventional buy point at 80.67. In a more predictable market, the March 24 high of 74.70 would've offered an early entry. Shares are also shaping a possible handle above 50-day support. ($73.44 went under) 200 day is $66.28<--------------------- The relative strength line is leading the stock into new highs. That is often a bullish sign, but keep in mind that the stock market remains in a correction. "We believe (BellRing) is well positioned to deliver outsized topline growth driven by its exposure to the attractive convenient nutrition category, increased innovation and marketing supported by incremental capacity gains, and significant opportunity for shelf-space expansion," analyst Megan Alexander Clapp wrote in a note to clients. The analyst added that data points to acceleration in unmeasured-channel sales. BellRing, moreover, "is seeing contributions from both increasing household penetration and buy rates in recent periods." Protein Shakes Stock A Leader In Its Industry Even before Morgan Stanley's bullish note, the protein products company was a leader in its industry group. It already owned the second-highest Composite Rating in IBD's cosmetics and personal care industry group. Of more than 50 companies in the industry group, just 14 are in the supplements and dietary products business. Among those, BellRing has the highest Composite Rating, a 91. BellRing stock's earnings line in IBD MarketSurge shows a steady upward path. The company's three-year EPS growth rate is 177% while the sales growth rate is 43%. Analysts expect current-quarter sales to climb 17% to $577.6 million, according to FactSet. Earnings are expected to rise 18% to 53 cents a share. On Feb. 3, the company breezed past December-quarter earnings estimates, as EPS jumped 35% to 58 cents, and sales rose 24% to $532.9 million. Management raised its fiscal-year sales forecast to $2.26 billion-$2.34 billion and adjusted EBITDA to $470 million-$500 million. BellRing Sets Stock Buyback The company's Premier Protein brand led quarterly sales, up 26.3% on a 21.4% increase in volume. The protein shakes brand reached all-time highs for household penetration, CEO Darcy H. Davenport said in the earnings announcement. On March 6, BellRing set a $300 million share repurchase program for the next two years.<-- Do it Now! BellRing stock has nearly tripled since an initial breakout in January 2023, when it emerged from a 15-month sideways pattern. While it's hard to expect another big run from the stock, it did reset its base count when it undercut a prior pattern last year. BellRing Brands stock has a 21-day average true range (ATR)of 3.48%. The average true range is a metric available on IBD's MarketSurge that gauges the characteristic breadth of a stock's behavior. Stocks that tend to make large jumps or dives in daily action, the kind that can trigger sell rules and shake investors out of a stock, have a high ATR. Stocks that tend to make more incremental moves have lower ATRs. In the current, unpredictable market, IBD suggests stocks with ATRs of 3% or below.
Yeas Dawg! I was in a espn natl bracket that got wiped out. But I'm also in a smaller friends and family bracket that I won last night! Houston sealed it, as we all have Fla next and Nobody had Houston but me!!!! Called the final two correctly and had all all four of the final four in.
I've been thinking about this record and if I was retiring this year I would give real thought to declining to break the record. I know that's counter to most sports reasoning. But if he took his skates off and left tied with Gretzky that would be cool. This is a class move.
My Leggett & Pratt has gotten roughed up good. The fact is they have US factories some of which they were going to close. Might they change their mind now.. might they pick up some RH business? This is a division that makes high end stuff. https://lpworkfurniture.com/divisions/genesis Leggett & Platt operates four plants in three states (Missouri, Kentucky, and Texas) and has 500 employees.
Home>Financial & Business News> Leggett & Platt to shutter up to 15 factories under restructuring plan Leggett & Platt to shutter up to 15 factories under restructuring plan Furniture Today//January 16, 2024 CARTHAGE, Mo. – Diversified supplier Leggett & Platt plans to shave up to 15 facilities from its in its bedding operations production and distribution footprint and is looking to restructure its products strategy. In addition to the bedding facilities, the company said it will consolidate a “small number of production facilities in home furniture and flooring products to better align capacity with regional demand and drive operating efficiencies.” The company did not specify factory locations or the number of employees that would be impacted by the plan. Leggett said it expects the restructuring to reduce annual sales by about $100 million and to generate between $40 million and $50 million earnings before interest and taxes on an annualized basis. The company said it also expects to receive between $60 million and $80 million in cash proceeds from the sale of facilities, with transactions largely complete by the end of 2025.